#Uphold

A thread on the First Empire; Chandragupta, Ashoka, the Mauryans and Buddhism. In the past days there has been some discussion on Ashoka Maurya and his interface with Buddhism and
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A new friend, who generally has good, thoughtful politics and is actively engaged in social justice work, just delivered a lengthy monologue about how disgusting it is to be fat
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Who's ready for SCOTUS orders at 9:30 and opinions at 10?Big cases remaining: abortion, government funding of religious schools, the contraceptive mandate, faithless electors, Trump's financial records... Also, SCOTUS is
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The AFL-CIO, @SEIU, the SNITIS and @Public_Citizen announced today that they have filed the first complaint under the Rapid Response Mechanism of the #USMCA against Tridonex, an auto parts factory
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My new @SMFthinktank briefing paper on "intergenerational fairness in the coronavirus economy" is now out. It sets out the case for ensuring that future austerity, to pay for the current
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Angry RANT:Since it was confirmed that @ryanjespersen was fired by @630CHED, I've taken a couple days to stew over it. I was angry, and I didn't want to say the
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We made it.We're six months into rebuilding America. Don't get me wrong: there's a long way to go. But today, July 4, 2021, fresh off the Supreme Court's decision last
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STOP SCROLLINGthis tweet will be deleted soon as in a matter of 7 days that we(Filipinos) will lose our rights. Filipinos will be silenced and the government will grant authority
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When an elected official - a white man - calls another elected official - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Latina - a β€œfucking bitch” on the Capitol steps, it is indeed
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I used to work at @BikeforGoodGlaW (BfG)They claim to care about race and are trying to engage more people that aren’t white. Those people deserve to know what kind of
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1/2317th Day of #Mahabharata War (Part 2)Karna Vs ArjunaKarna is the unsung hero of Mahabharata. You can love him or hate him but you cant ignore him. 2/23His character in
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things are never straightforward & are nearly always complex. being a vegan is no exceptionsuper long thread ahead! (please read this knowing no aggression intended, or conflict wanted ) First
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A federal judge has dismissed President Trump's lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the election he lost in PA. The decision is pretty brutal. He sums up Trump's case
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And now I shall go on one of my famous rants. This time about Israel’s attempts to sabotage American diplomacy with Iran. Pull up a chair. Treat yourself to a
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So i know we wanna focus on the comeback and by all means do so but just wanna bring some attention to why i was upset and I’m sure other
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Who uses the name of a woman without asking her? I’m Amy Lappos. I DO NOT support Bernie Sanders. DO NOT speak for me. No one listened a year ago-
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